EVE-Online Free Expansion Released

In an announcement posted today on the official site of the science fiction-based title, CCP revealed additional information about the free expansion we reported on briefly yesterday. This is the first part of the statement:

Available as a free download, this update augments the richness of the existing sophistication of EVE's dynamics considerably, bringing new strategical opportunities to seasoned players as well as newcomers. The expansion, impacting the game universe as a whole, incorporates numerous new gameplay features - developed in close collaboration with the ardent EVE community - as well as many improvements to present functionality, performance and user interface.

In conjunction with the recently announced availability of online distribution, EVE has emerged as a major MMORPG with a prolific and multi-faceted player base. Due to the single-shard design, the player base creates a formidably rich environment of interaction and opportunities in one game world, which is quite unique in the MMORPG genre.

In addition to developing the title, CCP recently re-acquired it, becoming the publisher as well. For more on this, the first major news thereafter, just follow the link above. - Jonric